Sunday, February 17, 2008

IT WAS NICE YESTERDAY.
AND LAST NIGHT.
RAINED HARD THIS MORNING, BUT NOW IT HAS LET UP.
STILL A FORECAST FOR FALLING TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW.

THE FORECAST HAS CALLED OFF LOTS OF EVENTS TODAY....CHURCH SERVICES
AND OTHERS, INCLUDING THE "MEN WHO COOK" DINNER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
IT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED SOME SUNDAY IN APRIL. HOLD ON TO YOUR TICKETS.

THE "UP WITH PEOPLE" CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. SEATS ARE AVAILABLE AND TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. THAT GROUP LEAVES MAQUOKETA
TOMORROW MORNING.

THAT CONCLUDES THE SPECIAL SUNDAY REPORT. CHECK THE PHOTOS I TOOK
LAST NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD CENTER SUZY BOGGUSS SHOW BELOW.

AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND LAST NIGHT, HAD A MAJOR COUNTRY ARTIST PUT ON A CONCERT....SUZY BOGGUSS.
ADMISSION FOR THE 7 P.M. SHOW WAS $30 IN ADVANCE AND $35 AT THE DOOR.
THE AUDIENCE LOVED THE 1-HOUR, 40-MINUTE SHOW, WITH NO INTERMISSION.
SUZY AND HER 4-PIECE BAND DID ALL HER HITS AND NEW SONGS FROM HER NEWEST CD, JUST OUT. IT WAS A GOOD SHOW! I THINK ATTENDANCE WAS DISAPPOINTING...LESS THAN HALF A HOUSE. BUT, THERE WERE MAJOR SPONSORS, SO I SUPPOSE IT WAS A FINANCIAL SUCCESS. HOPE SO. LOTS OF NICE COMMENTS AFTER THE CONCERT.
DENNIS VOY
SUZY BOGGUSS SIGNED CD'S AFTER HER PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TWICE DURING HER SHOW
LAST NIGHT, SHE MENTIONED HOW LUCKY MAQUOKETA WAS TO HAVE THE
OHNWARD. SHE WAS IMPRESSED WITH IT. SHE HAS BEEN A BIG COUNTRY STAR SINCE THE EARLY 90'S AND HER HUSBAND OF OVER 20 YEARS IS A SONG WRITER AND HAS WRITTEN MANY OF HER SONGS. SHE HAS A NEW CD OUT NOW, THAT MIXES JAZZ WITH COUNTRY. SUZY IS ORIGINALLY FROM ALEDO, ILLINOIS, SOUTH OF THE QUAD CITIES.
GREAT SHOW LAST NIGHT!
DENNIS VOY